Dissecting Sports Injuries of the Hip - by Christine Foss (Hardcover)

From the Back Cover

The book is intended to enable the healthcare professional to have a broader scope of clinical practice in treating sports injuries of the hip. The text serves as an in-depth dive into the assessment, gross survey, diagnostic imaging, and recovery of sports injuries of the hip region. Taking the theme of gross dissection lab and making it applicable to clinical practice, this text essentially dissects each of the injuries in layers, from the deepest intra-articular pathologies to the most superficial fascial trends. Additionally, the book details assessment skills, diagnostic imaging, and a recovery plan that will facilitate proper treatment strategies. Chapters provide an in-depth look at each sports injury in a format that is comprehensible and clinically relevant to healthcare professionals, such as physical therapists, chiropractors, athletic trainers, and primary care physicians.

Using assessment skills, gross-dissection survey, diagnostic-imaging techniques, and recovery tools, the book pulls together the full perspective of injury care and recovery strategies for the healthcare professional catering to the athletic population. Dissecting Sports Injuries of the Hip enables sports practitioners to have a broader scope of clinical practice, more accurate diagnostic skills, and essential tools on the care path to returning the athlete to sport safely, post-injury to the hip.

About the Author

Dr. Christine Foss has a Master's degree in Sports Medicine from Old Dominion University, a Doctorate in Chiropractic from New York Chiropractic College, and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Health Sciences. She is a Diplomate American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians, A Diplomate American Chiropractic Rehabilitation Board, a Certified Athletic Trainer as well as a FICS Certified International Sports Chiropractor. Her publications are on the topics of injury assessment, physical rehabilitation, and strength and conditioning. Her current research efforts are directed toward Human Performance and Rehabilitation and address specifically recovery, injury prevention, and performance enhancement.

Dr. Foss has had many experiences treating and rehabilitating athletes as well as non-athletes. She is the owner of Elite Sports and Recovery Center in Bradenton, Florida. She worked in the Sports Medicine Department at the University of Notre Dame as well as volunteering at the Olympic Training Camps multiple times and locations. She has worked with many prominent athletes and teams in their quest for injury recovery and performance enhancement. She additionally has traveled and worked many events as a medical staff to assist in the care of athletes during high-profile competitions or performances, such as the World Games, Bobsleigh World Championships, Team USA Track and Field Championships, and Womens and Mens Gymnastics. She has additionally worked alongside prominent surgeons in the care and rehabilitation of athletic injuries.

Dr. Foss finds special interest in difficult cases and those patients who have had little success with conventional care. She also lectures internationally on a variety of aspects of sports injuries, trending treatment, and research. She is currently the director and lead instructor of the New York Chiropractic College "Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician" program and a Master Instructor for The International Federation of Sports Chiropractic.